Seville airport recorded 42.9 degrees on July 4, leading Spain's maximum temperatures at the start of the summer's second heatwave.
According to data from the State Meteorological Agency, Seville airport observatory reached 42.9 degrees at 17:00 hours. It was followed by Montoro in Córdoba with 42.5 degrees and Badajoz with 42.4 degrees.
Andalusia accounted for seven of the country's ten highest temperatures. The heatwave, declared the previous Friday, mainly affects the southwestern peninsula.
AEMET activated orange warnings for Córdoba, Huelva, Jaén and Seville with possible 40-degree values on Saturday. Yellow warnings are in place in Cádiz and Granada.
